I Love Researching on the Internet: Is that a Surprise?

Most everyone has someone they can turn to for advice, assistance, words of wisdom, etc.  That pool of support is so valuable. Yet I find myself constantly searching out answers to all my problems online, rather than picking up the phone. I wonder why.

For one thing, I find the telephone exhausting. Unless the timing is just right and my hands and mind are free of all other tasks, the phone causes me anxiety. Just thinking about the phone causes anxiety.  I might want to look deeper into that. But there’s more…

I hate to bother people with my tiny problems.  If I called Mama Mar or Nanette every time I had a question, they would surely put each each other on speed dial and set up their own support line for how to deal with me.

The biggest factor, though, is simply convenience. From mesothelioma cancer to birthday party ideas for kids – everything I need to know is waiting for me at any hour of the day (and night)!  The day is often so GO-GO-GO that it isn’t until late at night, when things quiet down, that all my questions pop up and ideas start to flourish. It’s too late to dial out but the internet is wide awake and beckoning.  Let the research begin!

My secret research is kids. My kids do the weirdest things and I love having an anonymous place to look things up and be assured that we are normal. Ha! To a point, anyway. Oh! And recipes! When my cooking inspiration is on the fritz, the web always gives me fresh ideas. What do you rely on the internet for?

8 thoughts on “I Love Researching on the Internet: Is that a Surprise?

  1. Who doesn’t? LOL. Everything is provided in the internet. From general stuffs up to the specific, all you need is in the net. That’s why the line “Just Google It” became everyone’s favorite line because everything you need to look for is almost a click away.

  2. I love searching on the internet as well. I can’t stop. The internet is the best invention ever, you can find almost anything on the internet.

  3. I also love researching in the internet, who doesn´t?
    That´s the easiest way.
    If I´m searching for a information or a solution, also a recipe ;)
    first I take a look in the internet, before I bother other people.

  4. Couldn’t agree with you more. Back in the days before the internet, I loved the phone. Now it just seriously annoys me, and I can’t wait to end any conversation so I can get back to the internet!

    Honestly I think it’s just flat out easier to look up anything and everything on the internet. HUGE timesaver IMO.